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The University of Chicago: Graduate Studies
Application to Take Qualifying Exams
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Area of Study
Ad Hoc Area
Anthropology and Sociology of Reigion
Bible
Philosophy of Religion
History of Christianity
History of Judaism
History of Religions
Islamic Studies
Religions in America
Religious Ethics
Religion, Literature, and Visual Culture
Theology
Adviser Name
Adviser Email
Please select your four written exams in the order in which you would like to take them from the dropdown boxes below. If you do not see the exam listed, please select
other
and make sure to list the exam name correctly in the next section.
Written Exams 1
ASR1 Anthropology of Religion
ASR2 Classical Theories
ASR3 Contemporary Theories
ASR4 Colonialism to Globalization
ASR5 Islam and Modern Power
ASR6 Magic Science and Religion
ASR7 Special Topic
BIBL1 Hist/Religon Israel and ANE
BIBL2 Literature of Israel and ANE
BIBL3 Christian Origins
BIBL4 New Testament/Related Texts
BIBL5 Special Hebrew Bible/ANE
BIBL6 Special New Testament/ECL
CS1 Metaphysics
CS2 Hermeneutics/Relig Reflection
CS3 Issues Contemporary Theory
HC1 HC Ancient to 600 CE
HC2 HC Medieval 600-1300
HC3 HC Early Mod 1300-1600
HC4 HC Modern 1600-Present
HC5 Byz Christianity/Vis Culture
HC6 Syriac Christianity (to 1300)
HC6 Special Topic
HJ1 Ancient Judaism
HJ2 Medieval Judaism
HJ3 Modern Judaism
HJ4 Special Topic
HR1 Special Topic 1
HR2A Contemporary Theory
HR2B Classical Theory
HR3 Special Topic 2
HS1 Comparative Exegesis
HS2 Scripture Hist Lit Thought Cul
IS1 Qur'anic Studies
IS2 Sufi Literature
IS3 Islamic Philosophy
IS4 Islamic Modernities
IS5 Islamic Origins
IS6 Special Topic 1
IS6A Special Topic 2
IS6B Special Topic 3
IS6C Special Topic 4
PR1 The Modern Background
PR2 Anglo-Amer Phil Religion 20thC
PR3 Continental Phil Religion 20th
PR4 Comparative Phil of Religions
PR4A Special Topic 2
PR4B Special Topic 3
PR5 Special Topic 1
RAME1 Relig Hist US/Colonial North
RAME2 Secularism Pluralism Migration
RE1 Religious Theological Ethics
RE2 Moral Theo/Philosophical Ethic
RE3 Religion and Political Order
RE4 Religious Ethics Sciences
RE5 Religion Society Culture
RE6 Comparative Religious Ethics
RE7 Special Topic/Moral Problems
RLVC1 Theories of Criticism
RLVC2 Genres Literature/Case Studies
TH1 Christian Thought Anc/Medieval
TH2 Christian Thought Early Modern
TH3 Modern Religious Thought
TH4 Constructive Theological Persp
TH5 Theolog Ethics/Moral Theory
TH6 Major Theologian or Doctrine
Other
Written Exams 2
ASR1 Anthropology of Religion
ASR2 Classical Theories
ASR3 Contemporary Theories
ASR4 Colonialism to Globalization
ASR5 Islam and Modern Power
ASR6 Magic Science and Religion
ASR7 Special Topic
BIBL1 Hist/Religon Israel and ANE
BIBL2 Literature of Israel and ANE
BIBL3 Christian Origins
BIBL4 New Testament/Related Texts
BIBL5 Special Hebrew Bible/ANE
BIBL6 Special New Testament/ECL
CS1 Metaphysics
CS2 Hermeneutics/Relig Reflection
CS3 Issues Contemporary Theory
HC1 HC Ancient to 600 CE
HC2 HC Medieval 600-1300
HC3 HC Early Mod 1300-1600
HC4 HC Modern 1600-Present
HC5 Byz Christianity/Vis Culture
HC6 Syriac Christianity (to 1300)
HC6 Special Topic
HJ1 Ancient Judaism
HJ2 Medieval Judaism
HJ3 Modern Judaism
HJ4 Special Topic
HR1 Special Topic 1
HR2A Contemporary Theory
HR2B Classical Theory
HR3 Special Topic 2
HS1 Comparative Exegesis
HS2 Scripture Hist Lit Thought Cul
IS1 Qur'anic Studies
IS2 Sufi Literature
IS3 Islamic Philosophy
IS4 Islamic Modernities
IS5 Islamic Origins
IS6 Special Topic 1
IS6A Special Topic 2
IS6B Special Topic 3
IS6C Special Topic 4
PR1 The Modern Background
PR2 Anglo-Amer Phil Religion 20thC
PR3 Continental Phil Religion 20th
PR4 Comparative Phil of Religions
PR4A Special Topic 2
PR4B Special Topic 3
PR5 Special Topic 1
RAME1 Relig Hist US/Colonial North
RAME2 Secularism Pluralism Migration
RE1 Religious Theological Ethics
RE2 Moral Theo/Philosophical Ethic
RE3 Religion and Political Order
RE4 Religious Ethics Sciences
RE5 Religion Society Culture
RE6 Comparative Religious Ethics
RE7 Special Topic/Moral Problems
RLVC1 Theories of Criticism
RLVC2 Genres Literature/Case Studies
TH1 Christian Thought Anc/Medieval
TH2 Christian Thought Early Modern
TH3 Modern Religious Thought
TH4 Constructive Theological Persp
TH5 Theolog Ethics/Moral Theory
TH6 Major Theologian or Doctrine
Other
Written Exams 3
ASR1 Anthropology of Religion
ASR2 Classical Theories
ASR3 Contemporary Theories
ASR4 Colonialism to Globalization
ASR5 Islam and Modern Power
ASR6 Magic Science and Religion
ASR7 Special Topic
BIBL1 Hist/Religon Israel and ANE
BIBL2 Literature of Israel and ANE
BIBL3 Christian Origins
BIBL4 New Testament/Related Texts
BIBL5 Special Hebrew Bible/ANE
BIBL6 Special New Testament/ECL
CS1 Metaphysics
CS2 Hermeneutics/Relig Reflection
CS3 Issues Contemporary Theory
DIVOR Divinity Oral Exam
DIVX1 Divinity Exams Unknown 1
DIVX2 Divinity Exams Unknown 2
DIVX3 Divinity Exams Unknown 3
HC1 HC Ancient to 600 CE
HC2 HC Medieval 600-1300
HC3 HC Early Mod 1300-1600
HC4 HC Modern 1600-Present
HC5 Byz Christianity/Vis Culture
HC6 Syriac Christianity (to 1300)
HC6 Special Topic
HJ1 Ancient Judaism
HJ2 Medieval Judaism
HJ3 Modern Judaism
HJ4 Special Topic
HR1 Special Topic 1
HR2A Contemporary Theory
HR2B Classical Theory
HR3 Special Topic 2
HS1 Comparative Exegesis
HS2 Scripture Hist Lit Thought Cul
IS1 Qur'anic Studies
IS2 Sufi Literature
IS3 Islamic Philosophy
IS4 Islamic Modernities
IS5 Islamic Origins
IS6 Special Topic 1
IS6A Special Topic 2
IS6B Special Topic 3
IS6C Special Topic 4
PR1 The Modern Background
PR2 Anglo-Amer Phil Religion 20thC
PR3 Continental Phil Religion 20th
PR4 Comparative Phil of Religions
PR4A Special Topic 2
PR4B Special Topic 3
PR5 Special Topic 1
RAME1 Relig Hist US/Colonial North
RAME2 Secularism Pluralism Migration
RE1 Religious Theological Ethics
RE2 Moral Theo/Philosophical Ethic
RE3 Religion and Political Order
RE4 Religious Ethics Sciences
RE5 Religion Society Culture
RE6 Comparative Religious Ethics
RE7 Special Topic/Moral Problems
RLVC1 Theories of Criticism
RLVC2 Genres Literature/Case Studies
TH1 Christian Thought Anc/Medieval
TH2 Christian Thought Early Modern
TH3 Modern Religious Thought
TH4 Constructive Theological Persp
TH5 Theolog Ethics/Moral Theory
TH6 Major Theologian or Doctrine
Other
Written Exams 4
ASR1 Anthropology of Religion
ASR2 Classical Theories
ASR3 Contemporary Theories
ASR4 Colonialism to Globalization
ASR5 Islam and Modern Power
ASR6 Magic Science and Religion
ASR7 Special Topic
BIBL1 Hist/Religon Israel and ANE
BIBL2 Literature of Israel and ANE
BIBL3 Christian Origins
BIBL4 New Testament/Related Texts
BIBL5 Special Hebrew Bible/ANE
BIBL6 Special New Testament/ECL
CS1 Metaphysics
CS2 Hermeneutics/Relig Reflection
CS3 Issues Contemporary Theory
HC1 HC Ancient to 600 CE
HC2 HC Medieval 600-1300
HC3 HC Early Mod 1300-1600
HC4 HC Modern 1600-Present
HC5 Byz Christianity/Vis Culture
HC6 Syriac Christianity (to 1300)
HC6 Special Topic
HJ1 Ancient Judaism
HJ2 Medieval Judaism
HJ3 Modern Judaism
HJ4 Special Topic
HR1 Special Topic 1
HR2A Contemporary Theory
HR2B Classical Theory
HR3 Special Topic 2
HS1 Comparative Exegesis
HS2 Scripture Hist Lit Thought Cul
IS1 Qur'anic Studies
IS2 Sufi Literature
IS3 Islamic Philosophy
IS4 Islamic Modernities
IS5 Islamic Origins
IS6 Special Topic 1
IS6A Special Topic 2
IS6B Special Topic 3
IS6C Special Topic 4
PR1 The Modern Background
PR2 Anglo-Amer Phil Religion 20thC
PR3 Continental Phil Religion 20th
PR4 Comparative Phil of Religions
PR4A Special Topic 2
PR4B Special Topic 3
PR5 Special Topic 1
RAME1 Relig Hist US/Colonial North
RAME2 Secularism Pluralism Migration
RE1 Religious Theological Ethics
RE2 Moral Theo/Philosophical Ethic
RE3 Religion and Political Order
RE4 Religious Ethics Sciences
RE5 Religion Society Culture
RE6 Comparative Religious Ethics
RE7 Special Topic/Moral Problems
RLVC1 Theories of Criticism
RLVC2 Genres Literature/Case Studies
TH1 Christian Thought Anc/Medieval
TH2 Christian Thought Early Modern
TH3 Modern Religious Thought
TH4 Constructive Theological Persp
TH5 Theolog Ethics/Moral Theory
TH6 Major Theologian or Doctrine
Other
Written Exams
Please list the faculty examiners along with the name and number of your exams.
Consult the above list if necessary to ensure that your complete listing is correct.
If you have any examiners from outside the Divinity School, please list their affiliation.
Example:
RLVC1 - Theories of Criticism
Rosengarten & Hammerschlag
Again, please list the exams in the order in which you prefer to take them and we will make every effort to schedule them accordingly.
Written Exams/Examiners
Oral Exam
Please list all faculty to be present at the oral exam (please specify University affiliation if not from the Divinity School). All faculty who write written exam questions are to be invited to the oral exam. A minimum of four Divinity faculty (including associated faculty) are required to convene an oral exam.
Oral Exams
Written Qualifying Examinations will be administered the Monday and Thursday of the fifth and sixth weeks of the quarter. All exams are presumed to be closed-book, without the use of internet outside of receipt and submission of the exam, unless indicated otherwise by the examiner. Oral Exams will be scheduled in consultation with the student and the examiners and will take place in the seventh or eighth week of the quarter. Students who wish to request exceptions to any part of this policy should articulate their request and rationale to the Dean of Students using the box below. The Dean of Students will notify the student as to whether their request has been granted.
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